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The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Florence, Alabama. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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State flag of Alabama Location of Alabama in the U.S. map This is a listing of notable people born in, or notable for their association with the U.S. state of Alabama . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
They named their company FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) and opened their first primitive studio above a drugstore. [7] Producer Sam Phillips, originally from Florence, Alabama, was an early mentor. During a 2015 interview with The New York Times, Hall recalled those early days. "We would sit up and talk until 2 o'clock in the morning ...
Ohio has produced a slew of famous people from each of its 88 counties.
Handy was honored with two markers on the Mississippi Blues Trail, the "Enlightenment of W.C. Handy" in Clarksdale, Mississippi and a marker at his birthplace in Florence, Alabama. [50] [51] Blues Music Award was known as the W. C. Handy Award until the name change in 2006. W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama. [52]
The one-time Miami Dolphins coach and long-time University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban bought an art-deco inspired beachfront home on Jupiter Island in 2023 for $17.5 million. Mike Schmidt
Alison McCreary Gengelbach (born June 3, 1974) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Florence, Alabama, who was named Miss Alabama 1996. She won the Quality of Life award and was named third runner-up at the Miss America 1997 pageant.